GENERAL: One of the top high school pitchers in the Central New York area the last two years...Could see valuable innings right away...Comes from the same high school program as senior teammate Ryan Poplawski.

BEFORE SIENA: A two-sport athlete at Bishop Ludden, competing in baseball and basketball...Went 6-0 as a junior and 6-2 as a senior, and earned All-Central New York honors after each season...Had a total of 96 strikeouts in 80 innings pitched over those two seasons.

ROSSI ON MURRAY: "James has an upper-80's fastball and an outstanding breaking ball. He emerged as one of our top freshman pitchers this fall, and we're hoping he can build on that this spring."